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Pokémon X & Y Music Appreciation Thread

Discuss the beautiful soundtrack of Pokémon X & Y in here.

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Pokémon X & Y Super Music Collection will be released this November 13th, 2013. The soundtrack will have 4CDs and will contain a total of 212 tracks. It also comes with a full-color 28-page booklet with notes from GameFreak's sound team.

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I haven't listened to much of the music yet because I want to experience it as I play, but I did listen to the trainer battle theme all the way through and I was really impressed. It sort of reminded me of the battle music of some of the older generations, whereas Gen 5 and to a lesser extent Gen 4 has a slightly different sound. Really looking forward to the soundtrack release.

I don't know, not been super impressed with the majority of tracks I've heard, reminds me of B2/W2 in many aspects, and I'm not a fan of the tracks in those games either besides the old Gym Leader and Champion themes. Some of the tracks get a little too techno-ish for me.

I will say that I think the Xerneas battle theme is great though. I hope the soundtrack will grow on me.

I'm overly attached to Team Flare Grunt music. Other than that, I definitely like Elite Four and Champion battle. It feels like anime-ish music, where the battle is intense but you're not stopping during battle to listen the music, the tone never gets ahead of the battle. They did a perfect job.

The battle themes are great! Especially the gym leaders' and the elite four's... Even the trainer's theme is epic, which could also pass for a champion's theme. I also love Santalune city's theme. It sounds a bit cowboy-ish which I think makes it enjoyable to listen to.

I've decided I won't spoil the Elite four and Champion themes, but I did listen to the gym themes. If they are any indication as to how the other themes will sound... oh god, I think I might die of amazing.

even if we don't understand each other, that's not a reason to reject each other. There are two sides to any argument. Is there one point of view that has all the answers? Give it some thought.

^ This is the reason why I like arguing. If I come off as standoffish or overly angry in an argument, don't worry. I'm probably having the time of my life. Whether I agree with them or not, the pokemon fandom has a lot of different opinions, and I love how nobody is afraid to share them.

Luminose City's theme didn't impress me much. I thought that because it was a big city its BGM would slay, but it did nothing for me. The Team Flare grunt battle theme is amazing though. It keeps growing on me and I think it's on-par with the Team Plasma grunt battle theme now.

That must have been pretty lame considering how the bike is the fastest way to travel.

During the climax of Black 2, I accidentally hopped on my bike. Needless to say, it sort of broke composition.

even if we don't understand each other, that's not a reason to reject each other. There are two sides to any argument. Is there one point of view that has all the answers? Give it some thought.

^ This is the reason why I like arguing. If I come off as standoffish or overly angry in an argument, don't worry. I'm probably having the time of my life. Whether I agree with them or not, the pokemon fandom has a lot of different opinions, and I love how nobody is afraid to share them.

Luminose City's theme didn't impress me much. I thought that because it was a big city its BGM would slay, but it did nothing for me. The Team Flare grunt battle theme is amazing though. It keeps growing on me and I think it's on-par with the Team Plasma grunt battle theme now.

I still don't understand how the hell people constantly keep calling it luminose city. it's LUMIOSE.

anyway I have to say I'm not all that impressed with the battle music. it's a shame that they revealed the good ones early on and gave my high hopes for the soundtrack but so far I don't think the champion, e4, or evil team boss music captures the theme. then again, it's probably going to feel different listening to it with 3D battles for the first time but just the music alone so far hasn't been my favorite. the ones I absolutely love are the trainer battle theme and the gym battle theme.

The power plant music sounds a little too cutesy imo; I guess I figured it would sound a bit more mysterious like the Virbank Complex music in B2/W2. Also, I expected the Kanto Legendary Pokemon theme to be just a generic remixed version of the original, but it turned out a lot better than expected. It sounds fresh yet it still retains the original notes.

So one thing I noticed about the soundtrack is that it seems that GF is trying to go for a more atmospheric soundtrack. I think this direction is most apparent in the Gym leader music and in Santalune forest's track. It's a direction that might drive some people away, but I think it'll work out fine when everyone plays the game.

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